Tax Bill Sparks Heated Debate Over Church and Lands
In a tense session, Lords sparred over a legacy tax linked to the land and church, with Lord Lauderdale and Lord Grenville clashing on the bill’s reach. The Church’s role and taxation of clerical property were debated as ministers defended the measure as necessary revenue. The House adjourned after approving the bill’s second reading and proceeding to committee on corn pricing reform.
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Lord Lauderdale
Earl of Lauderdale
Rochester
Earl
Laynen
Church of Scotland
St Martin's Parish Land Tax Bill Reported in Commons
The House of Commons on Thursday April 14 reported and recommitted the St. Martin's Parish Land Tax Bill. Inclosure Bills for Congleton Road and Wetton were read a third time and passed. The Importation of Melafes Bill was reported and ordered engrossed. Stepney Manor and Blackburne Vicarage Bills were read first time. A committee passed the Conveyance of printed newspapers by post bill with amendments, to be printed and further considered next Thursday. Supply and Ways and Means debated and motions moved regarding future supply and corn withholding.
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House OF Commons
St. Martin’s Parish
Congleton Road
Wetton
Stepney -Manor
Blackburne
Exchequer
Howe
Pratt
The Marquis del Cameo Parade At Theatre National
France reports the Marquis del Cameo in grand costume at Theatre National des Arts. Observers note liveries and a ribbon evoking royal orders, provoking debate on foreign customs and republican dignity amid ongoing war and political tensions. The piece also covers revolutionary unrest in Cher, military movements, and a Nantes incident involving Charest.
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Marquis del Cameo
Spain
Theatre National Des Arts
Order of St. Louis
Paris Journal Letter on Revolution War and Peace Rumors
Paris reports from L Ami des Loix describe Executive Directory orders to invade Hanover followed by notes on General Morgan and the Army of the Rhine. The piece discusses prices, a pamphlet on peace, emigrant patents, and stalled negotiations with Austria as Britain delays.
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Gertruidersberg
Paix
Council of Five Hundred
Jacobins
Austria
Great Britain
Debates in the Council of Five Hundred on Emigrant Property
The March 7 sitting saw Fourdan and Dumont oppose the Committee's project to seize emigrants' estates, stressing the right to property amid war taxes and republican instability. Tallien lauded terror, while Lamérer and others challenged his stance. A resolution penalized calls to religious meetings and priests, and the Procket lottery proposal was rejected after a heated discussion.
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Fourdan
Rhone
André Dumont
Billy d’ Anglas
Ee Tallien
Lamérer
Pafforet
the Tribune
Allien
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Mulgrave
Hallonay
Duke of Norfolk
Lord Sydney
Dundas
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Carcely
France
Paris
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National Institute
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Charest
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Duril
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Louis XVII
Place Des Acriculizurs
Guibert
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